Four ways to make a city more walkable.
Jeff Speck is a city planner and urban designer who advocates internationally for more walkable cities.
PROFILES OF PEOPLE TO KNOW, Special Features, VIDEOS
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The Causes of Climate Change
Scientists attribute the global warming trend observed since the mid-20th century to the human expansion of the “greenhouse effect”1 —
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URBAN PARKS: Programming Areas and Facilities.
The Vision of an urban park. Urban parks are places of significant size and location that offer respite to city
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What Makes a Good Main Street Work?
“Shortly before this essay’s original posting, I participated in a terrific conference called From Main Street to Eco-Districts: Greening Our
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Earth’s Cryosphere Is Vital for Everyone. Here’s How NASA Keeps Track of Its Changes.
Due to ice’s important role in the Earth system, NASA is committed to studying it extensively. Everything on our planet
PROFILES OF PEOPLE TO KNOW
PROFILE: Harland Bartholomew
Harland Bartholomew is a well-known name in the planning profession. Until researching his history for this edition of CT.org did
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The Power of Exhibitions and Fairs to educate, promote economic development and enhance civic pride.
CELEBRATIONS. Every city and town has something to celebrate: an historic event, the birthday of a famous resident or a
VIDEOS
Amazon’s City of The Future
What if Amazon moved its shipping centers downtown? Where drones fly into the buildings to pick up deliveries. This drone
BOOKS
“Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath” by Ted Koppel
Implications for Small Cities and Towns. Electricity is the essential infrastructure in America’s economy and society. Small cities and towns have
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The Business Sector Worries about Affordable Housing.
CharacterTowns.org mined recent articles, focusing on affordable housing and concerns of the industrial sector. In all of the articles, the